Comments on: Son of Flubber http://futura.edublogs.org/2008/03/09/son-of-flubber/ technology, libraries, and schools Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:29:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Monica http://futura.edublogs.org/2008/03/09/son-of-flubber/comment-page-1/#comment-1699 Monica Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:48:22 +0000 http://futura.edublogs.org/2008/03/09/son-of-flubber/#comment-1699 Well, it's good to know I'm only 44 years late (hey, do the math -- this is my age we're talking about here!) in my recent lament to a colleague about the state of perpetual fear that seems to have gripped education from teachers who fear losing "expert" status in their 2.0 classrooms, to students who fear caring about academics, and being expected to think, to administrators who fear anything not "tired --oh, tried-- and true" Eleanor Roosevelt's perhaps apocryphal exhortation to "Do one thing every day that scares you" ought to be required of all of us. And no, walking in the classroom door shouldn't have to count! Well, it’s good to know I’m only 44 years late (hey, do the math — this is my age we’re talking about here!) in my recent lament to a colleague about the state of perpetual fear that seems to have gripped education from teachers who fear losing “expert” status in their 2.0 classrooms, to students who fear caring about academics, and being expected to think, to administrators who fear anything not “tired –oh, tried– and true”

Eleanor Roosevelt’s perhaps apocryphal exhortation to “Do one thing every day that scares you” ought to be required of all of us. And no, walking in the classroom door shouldn’t have to count!

]]> By: Ann Oro http://futura.edublogs.org/2008/03/09/son-of-flubber/comment-page-1/#comment-1698 Ann Oro Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:14:13 +0000 http://futura.edublogs.org/2008/03/09/son-of-flubber/#comment-1698 We could easily rewrite those lines in 2008. We are living in a time of fear: NCLB, recession, oil prices, etc. The question is how do the Prof. Brainards of today lend a hand to others. I haven't asked my principal to talk with teachers about my online education over the last several months yet (in a formal way). I'm evaluating a lot of what I've been reading in other blog posts recently. I do enjoy experimentation with my students. I see the whole student body of the school and love showing them the possibilities. I have pulled other teachers into the projects as I need their help and we're moving, at least, not standing still. I guess that's what counts for me at the moment. We could easily rewrite those lines in 2008. We are living in a time of fear: NCLB, recession, oil prices, etc.

The question is how do the Prof. Brainards of today lend a hand to others. I haven’t asked my principal to talk with teachers about my online education over the last several months yet (in a formal way). I’m evaluating a lot of what I’ve been reading in other blog posts recently.

I do enjoy experimentation with my students. I see the whole student body of the school and love showing them the possibilities. I have pulled other teachers into the projects as I need their help and we’re moving, at least, not standing still. I guess that’s what counts for me at the moment.

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